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Toys
Playing with Terragen again: “Sunset off the Quesmodian Isles”
Terragen 2.0 really is a wonderful toy. I’ve been using it for the Young Wizards international edition ebook covers, as well as other things. It’s also great for wallpaper. I was playing with terrains and water the other day, and this came up. If you like it, feel free to download it — it’s hosted [...]
A flying jet ski. Sort of.
Well, why not? And this thing looks desperately cool. “Everyone’s dreamt of flying free as a bird. Nano is for the fun of flying – no passengers, no cargo – just you, Nano and the endless blue. If you’ve ever had a pilot’s licence you’ll fly Nano right out of the box. The rest of [...]
Pretty wooden iPad 2 cover
…Well, I think it’s pretty, anyway. And I like the way it rolls up and makes a stand for the iPad. Whenever the day rolls ’round that I have cash to spare for an iPad, I’d definitely be getting this for it. (Hmm… they could even engrave the Apple without a Bite on it…)
For those who were asking: the WizPod
Gee, I thought everybody had seen this by now. … Of this indispensable piece of kit for the more tech-oriented wizard, the Errantry Concordance says: “An instance or implementation of the Wizard’s Manual installed in a suitably adapted iPod. Such devices, when running in Manual mode, routinely display the Apple Without a Bite. WizPods may [...]
Rather cool: Star Wars-y polygonal art for laptops, iPhones
This gent does some very nice polygonal (and other) art. Some of it’s distinctly Star Wars themed. I kind of prefer the designs that cover most of what they’re put on. To my eye, the iPhone ones look the best (cf. the “Dark Lord” iPhone case here). The “trooper” one here is nice too. I [...]
About the blogger
30+ years in print, 50+ novels, assorted TV and movie work, the NYT Bestseller List a few times, blah blah blah. Also: the Young Wizards series, 1983-2010 and beyond.
That said, sometimes I want to talk about anything but writing. This is one place where that happens.
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